Our Tiger Bloggers will give us their thoughts throughout the University of Memphis’ run through the NCAA Tournament

From Keith Ellis, Lexington, Ky.:

I’m not going to count my chickens too soon, so I’ll hold back judgment on how amazing the Tigers can be next year until after the early entry deadline. I don’t think any of our guys will go, but I have seen crazier things happen in the past, and I don’t want to jump the gun. But if you look at all the pieces that should be in place for next year, one has to believe we’ll be in the preseason top 5, if not #1 depending on how many guys leave other schools. We lose Jeremy, who I admit I was wrong about at the beginning of the season, but Doneal can play his role. We add in Derrick Rose, and everything else stays the same. The one thing I worry about is how the team chemistry will be affected by the addition of a star. Will Rose be okay not taking the final shot, can he give way to CDR and Antonio’s leadership? These are my concerns. Otherwise I’d like to see Joey continue to get stronger, yet stay out of foul trouble, Pierre and Kareem continue to condition well, and everyone shoot foul shots.